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power screws

power screws is the plural of power screw.

Meaning of power screw

Noun

power screw (plural power screws)

  1. leadscrew
    • A power screw is a device used in machinery to change angular motion into linear motion, and, usually, to transmit power.2021, Richard G. Budynas and J. Keith Nisbett, “Screws, Fasteners, and the Design of Nonpermanent Joints”, in Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, eleventh edition in SI units, page 426

Questions about power screws

What is power screws the plural of?
Power screws is the plural of power screw.

Words near power screws in the dictionary

  1. power satellites
  2. power saw
  3. power saws
  4. power scaling
  5. power screw
  6. power screws
  7. power series
  8. power set
  9. power sets
  10. power sharing
  11. power shovel

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